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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

As most of you know I recently moved into a new house, so things have been a bit disorganized and crazy. I have been really busy unpacking which leaves little time for blogging.

I have asked a few friends if they would fill in and do a few guest posts for me. I want to say thank you to everyone who has agreed because it has been a huge lifesaver.

Today I want to welcome Libby who is the face behind one of my favorite food blogs.Cooking with Libby. Libby and I go together like peas and carrots. We both love comfort food, so our cooking style is very similar.

I guess that's why we get along so well. I'm hoping to be back within the next couple days with another yummy recipe post. Until then I hope you enjoy today's guest.

Hello everyone :) I'm Libby from Cooking With Libby. I want to thank Tina for this wonderful opportunity to do a guest post on her site today.

I've been a fan of hers for quite some time and it's such a great honor to be able to do this for her :) Before I get to the recipe, let me tell y'all a little about me.

I'm a Military Wife of 8 years to the most wonderful man on the planet. We are stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in the northern part of Louisiana.

I'm also a Stay at Home Mom to two of the most beautiful and crazy children who are under the age of 4. It can be insanely chaotic over here at times, but I love it!

Now, onto the recipe............... Chocolate Chip and Cheesecake...what a fantastic combination! Even better when they are mixed together to form an ooey-gooey brownie bar such as the one above ;)

There is a story behind this dessert and I'm actually shocked I haven't shared it with y'all yet. I must have been around 25 or 26 years old when I discovered this recipe.

Husband Man and I had just gotten married and had received orders to move down here to Louisiana. If you are Military, or were Military, then you know how much our enlisted folks love to throw barbecues.

It seemed at least once a month, someone within our nice, circle of friends would throw a barbecue and we all took turns hosting them at each other's houses. If you didn't live in a house, not to worry....we always found a way to throw one.. LOL

Being a young, Military Wife at that time, I didn't want to show up empty handed. Upon the advice of my mom (who is also a former Military Wife), I took the liberty of supplying the desserts for all the barbecues.

This dessert was the very, very, very first dessert I ever made and bought to the very first barbecue we attended.

The recipe stuck with us for years in our little, tight-knit group...and before each barbecue, someone would always request that these bars be made. Over the years, I have made other desserts, however, this is the main one that would be requested.

Even though all of our friends have moved away, the memories of these special get-togethers will always be with us, especially when I make these bars ;)

Thank you again Tina for this wonderful opportunity to guest post on Mommy's Kitchen. I hope that some of you will come join me and the family over at Cooking With Libby. We'd love to have y'all ;)

The perfect match I'd say! Thanks Libby and Tina for this great post and recipe! (I'm partial to Libby because my hubby is retired military and we can relate to lots of things outside of the kitchen too.) =) I am definitely making this soon.

I love Libby's blog and we get along so well. I can relate to the military as I grew up a military brat and a previous military wife. When I was thinkig of Guest Posters I knew just who to ask. Thank you again Libby for filling in for me.

Hi girls, Just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful recipe. I have made these and posted on my blog at thewednesdaybaker.blogspot.com but on the printable recipe it says 2 packages of cream cheese and the blog page says one package? thanks, I only used one package of cream cheese.......andi